Manie
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
16th century, from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Manie f (genitive Manie, plural Manien)
- (medicine) mania
- strange compulsion, tic, fixation, mania (but perhaps weaker than in English, touches on unrelated Manier (“mannerism”))
- Er hat diese Manie, immer alle Fenster zu überprüfen, bevor er nach draußen geht.
- He has that compulsion to check all windows whenever he goes outside.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Manie [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Manie on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Manie” in Duden online
- “Manie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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